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Bruno Tristan Peyron (born 10 November 1955) is a French yachtsman who, along with his crew on the catamaran '' Orange II'', broke the outright round-the-world sailing record in March 2005. He was the first winner of the Jules Verne Trophy in 1994, for completing a round-the-world trip in less than 80 days. Peyron was born in Angers, France and grew up in the French Atlantic coast city of
Bruno Tristan Peyron (born 10 November 1955) is a French yachtsman who, along with his crew on the catamaran '' Orange II'', broke the outright round-the-world sailing record in March 2005. He was the first winner of the Jules Verne Trophy in 1994, for completing a round-the-world trip in less than 80 days. Peyron was born in Angers, France and grew up in the French Atlantic coast city of La Baule
La Baule-Escoublac (; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Écoubiâ'', , ), commonly referred to as La Baule, is a communes of France, commune in Loire-Atlantique, a departments of France, department in Pays de la Loire, western France.
History
Seaside re ...
. He has been one of the main organisers of the round-the-world-race, The Race.
See also
*Circumnavigation
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The first circumnaviga ...
* List of circumnavigations
This is a list of circumnavigations of Earth. Sections are ordered by ascending date of completion.
Global Nautical
16th century
* The 18 survivors, led by Juan Sebastián Elcano (Spanish), of Ferdinand Magellan's Magellan's circumnavigation ...
References
French male sailors (sport) Single-handed sailors 1955 births Living people 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub